bariatric surgery

bariatric surgery

The Penn State Hershey Surgical Weight Loss team will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at 4000 Vine Street in Middletown, Pennsylvania, for people interested in learning more about the program.

Penn State Hershey Surgical Weight Loss held its annual Fall Social and Drop Your Drawers event Oct. 16. Patients and guests enjoyed an evening celebrating the life-changing outcomes that surgical weight loss procedures can help to facilitate.

"The Weight is Over: Exploring Surgical Weight Loss," a live call-in show, will air on WHTM-TV ABC27 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. The broadcast will feature Penn State Hershey Surgical Weight Loss experts ready to answer questions about the surgical options available to help people reach their weight loss goals. The show will highlight patients and their life-changing outcomes.

The Penn State Hershey Surgical Weight Loss Program is set to host its annual Fall Social from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. Patients and guests will enjoy an evening celebrating the life-changing outcomes that surgical weight loss procedures can help to facilitate. Email surgicalweightloss@hmc.psu.edu to RSVP.

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center announced today that its designation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence has been renewed by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This national designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.

Being overweight is the greatest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. With two thirds of the U.S. population now overweight and half of these individuals (one third) meeting the medical definition of obese, the connection between weight and type 2 diabetes is of great medical interest. Studies show that even modest weight losses reduce this risk. Even more interesting has been the discovery that approximately 85 percent of diabetes patients undergoing bariatric surgery are totally or partially cured of their diabetes, and the "why" is not yet fully understood.